This study explores how the tension between global integration and local responsiveness affects the dimensions and determinants of international human resource strategy. The effects of interorganizational interdependencies, competitive strategies and ...
This study explores how the tension between global integration and local responsiveness affects the dimensions and determinants of international human resource strategy. The effects of interorganizational interdependencies, competitive strategies and cultural differences, ownership on the two different dimensions of IHR strategy were studied using a sample of 53 MNCs subsidiaries operating in Korea.
The findings for global integration suggest that when a subsidiary is highly dependent on the parent to provide crucial resources. And the findings for local responsiveness suggest that when a subsidiary is highly dependent on the host to provide crucial resources and institution.
As for the hypothesized interaction shows a negative, significant relationship between a subsidiary's dependence on host institution and ownership and its localization(b=0.0211, p=0.05). Also between a subsidiary's dependence on host resource and ownership and its localization(b=-0.0113, p=0.1). Accordingly, these insights should prove to be useful to researchers and international human resource managers interested in the formulation and implementation of international human resource strategies.